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Trio of area baseball stars to play in All-Star Series
New London pair, Keota ace will play for Small Schools East squad
MASON CITY — The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association will put on the 2022 IHSBCA All-Star Series, starting on Friday night. Four All-Star teams will play a round robin style tournament, which will last throughout the weekend.
The Union area will be represented in the Small Schools East team. Three of the 15 players on the squad are from local squads.
Keota's Colten Clarahan (pictured) was one of three area players named to the 2022 IHSBCA All-Star Series, which will be played this weekend. (File)
Class 1A state champion New London will have two players representing the area. Catcher Tucker Gibbar and infielder Kooper Schulte will join up one last time just one week after winning it all in Carroll.
The New London duo will be teaming up with former rival Tyson Cota of Kee, Lansing. Cota pitched against New London in the 2021 state tournament.
New London’s Tucker Gibbar take a swing at the ball on Monday, May 23, 2022 against West Burlington. (Hunter Moeller/The Union)
Keota put one player on the team as the Eagels’ lone senior made the squad. Ace pitcher and infielder Colten Clarahan is listed as a utility player.
Some other familiar names on the Small Schools East team include Cascade pitcher Jack Carr and outfielder Tanner Simon. Both Carr and Simon played in the Class 2A first round against Mid-Prairie this season.
New London’s Kooper Schulte throws his bat to the side after drawing a walk against CAM Anita in the Class 1A state baseball quarterfinals on July 18, 2022. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)
The Big School East team won’t have any players from Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant or Washington, but the squad does have one SEC name. Burlington’s Brock Dengler will be there representing the Grayhounds.
A few familiar names made the Small Schools West team. Estherville-Lincoln Central’s Carter Snyder, who played against Mid-Prairie in this year’s Class 2A state semifinals, is on the list.
Also named is CAM, Anita’s Lane Spieker, who pitched against New London in the opening round of the Class 1A tournament, and Remsen, St. Mary’s Carter Schorg, who pitched against the Tigers in the state championship game.
LARGE SCHOOLS WEST
P/UT: Camden Kaufman, Waukee; Jaden Morris, Des Moines Roosevelt; JC Dermody, Lewis Central.
C: Spencer Campidilli, Johnston; Cooper Wiemann, Mason City.
INF: Jake Edenburn, Bondurant-Farrar; Evan Behn, Boone; Kasey Carter, Indianola; Jace Ulrich.
OF: Carter Thomas, Mason City; Miles Risley, Johnston; Aidan Haukap, Sioux City East.
UT: Lincoln Lacey, Ankeny Centennial; Britton Bond, Lewis Central.
Head Coach: Blake Utley, Fort Dodge.
Assistant Coaches: Jon Fitzpatrick, Indianola; Trevor Miller, Sioux City East.
SMALL SCHOOLS WEST
P: Carter Schorg, Remsen St. Mary’s; Alex Berends, Roland-Story; Kaleb Gengler, Bishop Heelan.
C: Reese Moore, Van Meter; Carter Snyder, Estherville-Lincoln Central.
INF: Lane Spieker, CAM, Anita; Caelen DeVault, Nodaway Valley; Tate Owen, North Polk; Justice Weers, Tri-Center.
OF: Easton Hays, Coon Rabids-Bayard, Damon Schmid, Kingsley-Pierson; Gavin Melohn, Nevada.
Utility: Judd Roberts, Saydel; Dan McGrath, St. Albert, Council Bluffs.
Head Coach: Derek Flack, Des Moines Christian.
Assistant Coaches: Duncan Peterson, St. Albert, Council Bluffs; Lee Evans, Estherville-Lincoln Central.
LARGE SCHOOLS EAST
P: Jai Jensen, Clinton; Sam Skarich, North Scott; Brock Dengler, Burlington.
C: Brandon Vlcko, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Ryan Thoreson, Pleasant Valley.
INF: Cody Sunny, North Scott; Ben Swails, Clear Creek-Amana; Alex Smith, Grinnell; Caleb Raisty, Cedar Falls.
OF: Tyler Keenan, Decorah; Drew Micek, Pleasant Valley; Dylan Davis, Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
UT: Marcus Beatty Independence; Noah Day, Cedar Rapids Prairie.
Head Coach: Derek Stecklein, Pleasant Valley.
Assistant Coaches: Tyler Downing, Charles City; James Nelson, Cedar Rapids Prairie.
SMALL SCHOOLS EAST
P: Jack Carr, Cascade.
P/3B: Aaron Savary, Dubuque Wahlert.
P/1B: Jett Neuberger, Clear Lake.
C: Owen Huehnegarth, Beckman Catholic; Tucker Gibbar, New London.
INF: Levi Crawford, Sigourney; Nate Cagley, Jesup; Kooper Schulte, New London; Sam Wilt, Anamosa.
OF: Austin Hilmer, North Linn; Tyson Cota, Kee, Lanxing; Tanner Simon, Cascade.
UT: Caleb Wulf, West Liberty; Colten Clarahan, Keota.
Head Coach: Lee Crawford, Sigourney.
Assistant Coach: Ryan Stensland, Alburnett; Bruce Wall, Jesup.
SCHEDULE
Friday 5 p.m.: Small West vs. Large West
Friday 7 p.m.: Small East vs. Large East
Saturday 2:30 p.m.: Small West vs. Large East
Saturday 4:30 p.m.: Large East vs. Large West
Sunday 10 a.m.: Small West vs. Large East
12:30 p.m.: Small East vs. Large West
